Lamp wires of a liquid crystal display secured in trenches extending at an angle to a plate sidewall

ABSTRACT

The present invention is broadly directed towards a receiving container for an LCD apparatus for securing a lamp and lamp wiring connected to a lamp. The receiving container has features for substantially preventing the lamp wiring from being disconnected from the lamp. For example, a first through-hole for receiving the lamp wiring, a first trench, securing members, and securing projections are utilized to substantially prevent lamp wiring from being disconnected from a lamp. Additionally, the LCD apparatus is easily handled, dissipates heat effectively, and has a light weight.

This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No.2003-37229, filed on Jun. 10, 2003 and Korean Patent Application No.2003-0091755, filed on Dec. 16, 2003, which are hereby incorporated byreference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a receiving container and a backlightassembly of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and moreparticularly, to a receiving container for securing a lamp having a lampwiring connected to the lamp, thereby substantially preventing the lampwiring from being disconnected from the lamp.

2. Discussion of the Related Art

The light transmittance of an LCD device may vary as the arrangement ofliquid crystals inside the LCD change in response to applied electricfields. The LCD device displays information by utilizing the variousarrangements of liquid crystals. An LCD device transmitter includes aLCD panel, a backlight assembly, thin film transistors (TFTs), liquidcrystals, and color filter substrates.

The backlight assembly includes a lamp assembly a receiving containerfor receiving the LCD panel and the lamp assembly. The lamp assemblyincludes a lamp, a lamp cover for covering the lamp, and lamp wiring forsupplying a power source to the lamp. The lamp is arranged in thereceiving container. The lamp wiring extends from an inside portion ofthe receiving container to an outside portion of the receivingcontainer. The lamp wiring is connected to an inverter arranged outsideof the receiving container.

The conventional lamp wiring is flexible making the lamp wiringdifficult to handle. A securing projection is used for separating thelamp from the lamp wiring during the manufacturing process for the LCDdevice. Lamp wiring is arranged outside of the receiving container,thereby increasing the size and weight of the LCD device.

The present invention is directed towards overcoming problems anddisadvantages of the related art.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a liquid crystaldisplay and assembly thereof that substantially obviates one or more ofthe problems due to the limitations and disadvantages of the relatedart.

An advantage of the present invention is to provide a lightweight liquidcrystal display and assembly thereof.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide variouselements for substantially preventing lamp wiring from beingdisconnected from a lamp of the liquid crystal display.

Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide a receivingcontainer geometry for dissipating heat generated by the liquid crystaldisplay.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth inthe description which follows, and in part will be apparent from thedescription, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Thefeatures and other advantages of the invention will be realized andattained by the structure particularly pointed out in the writtendescription and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the presentinvention, as embodied and broadly described, a receiving container foran LCD apparatus is provided. The receiving container includes a lowerplate having a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall includes athrough-hole. A trench is formed on an upper surface of the lower plate,wherein the trench substantially prevents lamp wiring from beingdisconnected from a lamp.

In another aspect of the present invention, a liquid crystal display-includes a chassis for receiving an LCD panel assembly, an opticalmember arranged below a LCD panel, and a first receiving container. Thefirst receiving container includes a lower plate having sidewalls,wherein a portion of the first plate is removed for forming a receivingspace. A trench is arranged along a portion of the lower plate forreceiving lamp wiring. A through-hole is arranged on at least one of thesidewalls for receiving the wiring, wherein the through-hole extendsthrough at least one of the sidewalls into an inside portion of thereceiving container. A lamp assembly is arranged in a second receivingcontainer, wherein the first receiving container is arranged over thesecond receiving container.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description andthe following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and areintended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention andtogether with the description serve to explain the principles of theinvention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along lineA to A′;

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 3 showing an enlargedportion B;

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 5 showing an enlargedportion C;

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 7 showing an enlargedportion D;

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 10 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 9 showing an enlargedportion E;

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of FIG. 9 taken in the F direction;

FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 13 illustrates a disassembled perspective view of a backlightassembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of the backlightassembly shown in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of a backlightassembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of a backlightassembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 17 shows a disassembled perspective view of a backlight assemblyaccording to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of the backlightassembly of FIG. 17; and

FIG. 19 shows a disassembled view of an LCD apparatus according to anexemplary embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the invention, anexample of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichlike reference characters refer to corresponding elements.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of a receivingcontainer for an LCD apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment ofthe present invention. FIG. 2 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view ofFIG. 1 taken along line A to A′ of the present invention. The receivingcontainer is generally depicted as reference 100. The receivingcontainer includes a lower plate 110. The lower plate includes sidewallsand trenches, such as, for example, a first sidewall 122 and a trench130 formed on portions of the lower plate 110.

The lower plate 110 may be formed into a number of different geometricshapes, such as, a substantially rectangular, parallelepiped shape, orthe like. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower plate 110 has asubstantially flat shape. The lower plate may be formed from plastic,synthetic resin, and the like.

An opening 113 may be formed on the lower plate, thereby decreasing theweight of the receiving container 100. Additionally, the opening 113allows heat generated from the components arranged within the receivingcontainer to dissipate. The opening 113 includes an inner surface 113 a.The opening may be formed by any suitable conventional techniques, forexample, cutting an opening 113 into the lower plate, moldingtechniques, and the like.

The sidewalls 120 extend along the edges of the lower plate 110, therebyforming a receiving space. A lamp, a light guide plate, optical plates,an LCD panel, and the like are disposed in the receiving space. At leastone through-hole 123 is formed along an edge portion of the firstsidewall 122.

The trench 130 has a depression that maybe formed in a number ofdifferent geometric configurations, for example, a groove type shape.The trench may extend along a portion of the lower plate 110 from anouter surface of the first sidewall 122 to an inner surface 113 a. Thethrough-hole 123 may be formed proximate to the first trench 130.

Referring to FIG. 2, the trench 130 has a width W₁ and a depth D₁ Thesize of width W₁ and depth D₁ are set to correspond to the size of thediameter of lamp wiring arranged in the trench 130. For example, thewidth W₁ and depth D₁ of the trench 130 may be formed to have a sizegreater than or equal to a lamp wire diameter ‘L’. In this configurationthe lamp wiring is substantially prevented from protruding out of thetrench 130.

The receiving container for the LCD device may include a plurality ofthe trenches 130 arranged at various positions of the lower plate 110.The number of the trenches 130 may be identical to the number of lampwires. For example, if there are two lamp wires, a trench 130 and atrench 134 are formed on the outer surface of the lower plate 110. Thelamp wires are secured to a portion of the lower plate 110 by beinginserted into the various trenches. Accordingly, the lamp wiring is moreeasily handled than the lamp wiring of the related art. Additionally,the lamp wiring is substantially prevented from being disconnected fromthe lamp as they are secured in the various trenches.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 4 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 3 showingan enlarged portion B. Many of the elements in FIGS. 3 and 4 are similarto the elements of FIGS. 1 and 2 as discussed in detail above.Accordingly, a duplicative detailed discussion of these elements isomitted.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a securing member 136 protrudes from anopening along the inner surface 113 a. The securing member 136 secureslamp wiring protruding from the various trenches and may be arrangedbetween inner and outer surfaces of the lower plate 110. The securingmember 136 may be arranged to be substantially parallel with the innerand outer surfaces of the lower plate 110.

The securing member 136 may include a first and second securing part 136a and 136 b. The first securing part 136 a may extend from an opening inthe inner surface 113 a and the second securing part 136 b may extend ina direction substantially perpendicular to the first securing part 136a. In this configuration, the second securing part 136 b may be arrangedto be substantially parallel with the lower plate 110. Of course, anyother suitable type of arrangement is contemplated by the inventors.

A securing groove 136 c may be formed in a portion of the securingmember 136; For example, the securing groove 136 c may be formed in alower portion of the second securing part 136 b. The securing part 136may include a plurality of securing grooves 136 c. The number of thesecuring grooves 136 c may be identical to the number of wires. Forexample, two securing grooves 136 c may be formed for securing two lampwires. The securing grooves 136 c are formed to a sufficient width anddepth in order to substantially prevent the lamp wiring from beingseparated from the securing grooves 136 c.

The securing member 136 secures lamp wiring arranged in the first trench130, thereby allowing the lamp wiring to be easily handled. The securingmember 136 substantially prevents forces from being transmitted to thelamp wiring and the connecting part of the lamp, thereby preventing thelamp wiring from being disconnected from the lamp.

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 6 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 5 showingan enlarged portion C. Many of the elements in FIGS. 5 and 6 are similarto the elements of FIGS. 1 and 2 as discussed in detail above.Accordingly, a duplicative discussion of these elements is omitted.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, trenches 130 and 134 are formed on the lowerplate 110. The sidewall 122 includes securing projection 138. Thesecuring projection 138 prevents lamp wiring from being disconnected dueto external forces.

The securing projection 138 protrudes from a region below trenches 130and 134 and is formed along a portion of the first sidewall 122. Thelength of the securing projection 138 may be shorter than or equal to adepth of the trench 130. However, other lengths are also suitable. Thesecuring projection 138 may be designed in a wide variety of geometricshapes. For example, it may be in a cylindrical shape, rectangularshape, prism shape, and the like. FIGS. 5 and 6 show the securingprojection 138 in a cylindrical shape. The trench 130 and securingprojection 138 allow for the dispersion of force that may be provided tolamp wiring in order to prevent the lamp wiring from being disconnectedfrom the lamp. That is, lamp wiring may be arranged around a portion ofthe securing projection 138 and in a portion of trenches 130 and 134,thereby securing the lamp wiring and preventing the wiring from beingdisconnected from the lamp. There may be a plurality of securingprojections.

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 8 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 7 showingan enlarged portion D. Many of the elements in FIGS. 5 and 6 are similarto the elements of FIGS. 1 and 2 as discussed in detail above.Accordingly, a duplicative discussion of these elements is omitted.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, trenches 130 and 134 are formed on the firstsidewall 122. The first sidewall includes securing projections 138′ forsubstantially preventing lamp wiring from being disconnected from alamp.

The securing projection 138′ includes a first securing projection 138 aand a second securing projection 138 b. The first securing projection138 a protrudes below a portion of the trench 130 and is arranged at apredetermined height along the first sidewall 122. The second securingprojection 138 b protrudes from an end portion of the first securingprojection 138 a. The second securing projection 138 b may be arrangedat any angle from the end portion of the first securing projection 138a. For example, the second securing projection 138 b may be formed at anangle which is substantially perpendicular to the first securingprojection 138 a.

There may be any number of securing projections 138′ arranged along thefirst sidewall 122 for securing the lamp wirings. For example, in oneconfiguration, there may be two securing projections 138′ arranged alongthe first sidewall 122. These securing projections 138′ may include afirst securing projection 138 a and the second securing projection 138b, which form a ‘T’ shape at their respective intersection. The secondwiring securing projection 138 b may have a height that extends to aportion of the first trench 130.

Optionally, the securing projections 138′ may include a plurality ofsecuring projections arranged on a first securing projection 138 a. Forexample, the securing projection 138′ may include two second securingprojections 138 b arranged on the first securing projection 138 a atvarious angles. The second securing projection 138 b also aids inpreventing lamp wiring from being separated from the first securingprojection 138 a.

The lamp wiring may be wound on the first securing projection 138 a andsecond securing projection 138 b, thereby preventing lamp wiring frombeing separated from the first securing projection 138 a. Accordingly,the trenches and securing projections 138′ disperse external forceprovided to the lamp wiring and prevent the lamp wiring from beingdisconnected from the lamp.

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 10 shows an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 9 showingan enlarged portion E. FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of FIG. 9 takenin the ‘F’ direction. Many of the elements in FIGS. 5 and 6 are similarto the elements of FIGS. 1 and 2 as discussed in detail above.Accordingly, a duplicative discussion of these elements is omitted.

Referring to FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, a second through-hole 125 is formed ona second sidewall 124. The second sidewall is arranged opposite thefirst sidewall 122. The first through-hole 123 is formed on the firstsidewall 122 as discussed in detail above. A second through-hole 125 isformed along a portion of the second sidewall 124 and faces the firstthrough-hole 123. Lamp wiring is arranged through the secondthrough-hole 125.

Auxiliary trenches 140 may be formed on an outer surface of the lowerplate 110. The auxiliary trench 140 extends from an outer surface of thefirst sidewall 122 to an outer surface of the second sidewall 124. Theauxiliary trench 140 is arranged proximate to a portion of trench 130.The auxiliary trench 140 provides a securing mechanism for the lampwiring disposed through the first and second through-holes.

The lamp wiring may be disposed through the first through-hole 123 andsecond through-hole 125 so as to be protruding from the firstthrough-hole 123 and second through-hole 125. Additionally, the lampwiring may be disposed within the receiving container, therebydecreasing size and weight of the LCD apparatus.

FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a receiving container for an LCDapparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. Many of the elements in FIG. 12 are similar to the elementsof FIGS. 1 and 2 as discussed in detail above. Accordingly, aduplicative discussion of some of these elements is omitted.

Referring to FIG. 12, a securing member 136 is formed on the lower plateand an inner surface 113 a formed on the lower plate 110. A portion ofthe securing member 136 may be disposed extending into the receivingcontainer between an outer surface and the inner surface of the lowerplate 110. The securing part 136 secures the lamp wiring arranged in thesecuring trenches 130 and 134.

The securing member 136 includes a first securing part 136 a and asecond securing part 136 b. The first securing part 136 a may extendfrom an opening in the inner surface 113 a. The second securing part 136b may extend from an end portion of the first securing part 136 a. Thesecond securing part 136 b may be arranged to be substantially parallelwith the lower plate 110. The first wiring securing part 136 a and thesecond securing part 136 b may be configured to form a ‘T’ shape.

Referring back to FIG. 4, a securing groove 136 c may be formed on alower surface of a second securing part 138 b. The securing member 136may include a plurality of securing grooves 136 c. The number ofsecuring grooves 136 c may be identical to the number of lamp wires. Forexample, two securing grooves 136 c are formed in the second securingpart 136 b for securing two lamp wires.

Securing projections 138′ may be arranged in trenches 130 and 134 andformed on the first sidewall 122 and/or second sidewall 124. Thesecuring projections 138′ may be extendable with an application of anexternal force. That is, the securing projections may be slidablymounted on the lower plate. The securing projections 138′ disperseexternal forces, thereby preventing lamp wiring from being disconnectedfrom the lamp.

The securing projections 138′ may include a first securing projection138 a and a second securing projection 138 b. The first securingprojection 138 a protrudes at a predetermined distance below trenches130 and 134. The second securing projection 138 b may be arranged at anend region of the first securing projection 138 a. The second securingprojection may be arranged at any angle from the first securingprojection 138 a. For example, the second securing projection 138 b maybe at an angle which is substantially perpendicular to the firstsecuring projection 138 a. Optionally, there may be a plurality ofsecond securing projections 138 b arranged on the first securingprojection 138 a.

Additionally, there may be a plurality of securing projections 138′. Forexample, there may be two securing projections 138′. In thisconfiguration, the second securing projection 138 b may be arranged tobe substantially parallel with the first sidewall 122. For example, thefirst securing projection 138 a and the second securing projection 138 bmay be arranged to form a ‘T’ shape at their intersections. The lengthof the second securing projection 138 b is typically formed to beshorter than or equal to the depth of trench 130. The size of the LCDapparatus is reduced and the manufacturing process is simplified byutilizing the securing projections 138′.

A second through-hole 125 may be formed on the second sidewall 124 in aposition so that the first through-hole 123 and the second through-hole125 are arranged to be facing each other.

An auxiliary trench 140 may be formed on the second sidewall 124. Theauxiliary trench 140 may extend from an outer surface of the secondsidewall 124 along an outer surface of the lower plate 110 into an outersurface of the first sidewall. An end portion of the lamp wiringprotrudes from the second through-hole 125 and may be inserted into thefirst trench 130 through the auxiliary trench 140 for securing the lampwiring. The first and second trenches provide a securing mechanism forthe lamp wiring. Additionally, the lamp may be secured by the securingprojections. Accordingly, the lamp wiring is secured to substantiallyprevent the lamp wiring from being disconnected from the lamp.

FIG. 13 illustrates a disassembled perspective view of a backlightassembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of the backlightassembly shown in FIG. 13.

Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14, a backlight assembly 600 includes a firstreceiving container 100, a second receiving container 200 and a lampassembly 300. The first receiving container 100 includes a lower plate110, a sidewall 120, and trenches 130 and 134.

The lower plate 110 may be formed from plastic, synthetic resin, and thelike. The lower plate 110 may be formed into a substantially geometricshape, for example, a plate shape, rectangular shape, parallelepipedshape, or the like. An opening 113 may be formed into the lower plate110 for decreasing the weight of the receiving container 100 andenabling heat dissipation. Further, when forming the opening 113 aninner surface 113 a is formed. This may be accomplished by removing aportion of the lower plate 110. For example, the opening may be formedby cutting the opening 113 into the lower plate 110, or other suitabletechniques.

The sidewalls 120 extend along the edges of the lower plate 110.Accordingly, the lower plate 110 and sidewalls 120 form a receivingspace 113. A lamp, a light guide plate, optical plates, an LCD panel,and the like, may be disposed into the receiving space 113. At least onethrough-hole 123 is formed through a first sidewall 122 and extends fromthe receiving container. The through-hole 123 is formed on an edgeportion of the first sidewall 122.

Trenches 130 and 134 may be formed in a number of different geometricconfigurations. For example, the trenches 130 and 134 may be formedhaving a groove shape. The trenches 130 and 134 extend from an outersurface of the first sidewall 122 to an inner surface 113 a through aportion of the lower plate 110.

The through-hole 123 may be formed in proximate to trench 130, forexample, the through-hole 123 may be formed below a portion of thetrench 130.

Referring to FIG. 13, a second receiving container 200 includes a lowerplate 210 and a sidewall 220 that extends from the lower plate 210. Thesecond receiving container 200 covers at least a portion of thereceiving space 113. The second receiving container 200 may be formedfrom metal or alloy, for example, aluminum alloy and the like. Thesecond receiving container 200 radiates heat generated from the lampassembly 300. The lamp assembly 300 is arranged in the receiving space.The lamp assembly 300 may include a lamp 310, a lamp cover 320, a lampholder, 330 and lamp wirings 340.

The lamp 310 includes a lamp body 302, a first electrode 304, and asecond electrode 306. The lamp body 302 may have a tubular configurationand may include glass. A fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surfaceof the lamp body 302. Discharge gases, such as Mercury (Hg), argon (Ar),neon (Ne), xenon (Xe) and/or krypton (Kr), and the like, are injectedinto the lamp body 302. The first electrode 304 and second electrode 306are arranged on the lamp body 302 to supply a discharge voltage to thelamp body 302.

The lamp cover 320 guides a light from the lamp 310 into a predetermineddirection. The lamp cover 320 includes a metal, for example, brass,having high light reflectance, arranged on the lamp cover 320. The lampcover 320 may be in a number of different configurations for reflectinglight from the lamp 310. For example, the lamp cover may be in a ‘U’shaped configuration. The lamp 310 is arranged in the lamp cover 320 byinserting a lamp holder 330 into the lamp cover 320.

The lamp wirings 340 include a first lamp wiring 342 and a second lampwiring 344. The first lamp wiring 342 and second lamp wiring 344 areconnected to the first electrode 304 and second electrode 306,respectively. The connection may be accomplished by any suitabletechnique, for example, by soldering. The first lamp wiring 342 may bearranged into a rear surface of the lamp cover 320 so as to be attachedto the second lamp wiring 344. The first lamp wiring 342 protrudes fromthe receiving space via the first through-hole 123 of the firstreceiving container 100.

The attached first wiring 343 and second wiring 344 are inserted intothe trenches 130 and 134 that are formed in the first receivingcontainer 100. Arranging the first and second wirings into the trenchessecures the wirings. Accordingly, the lamp wirings 342 and 344 of thelamp assembly 300 are substantially prevented from being disconnectedfrom the first and second electrodes and arranged to allow for easilyhandling.

FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of a backlightassembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. Many of the elements in FIG. 15 are similar to the elementsof FIGS. 13 and 14 as discussed in detail above. Accordingly, aduplicative detailed discussion about the elements will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 15, the securing member 136 protrudes from the lowerplate 110. The securing member 136 may be arranged between the inner andouter surfaces of the lower plate 110 and extends from an opening in theinner surface 113 a. The securing member 136 secures the lamp wiring intrenches 130 and 134.

The securing member 136 includes first securing part 136 a and secondsecuring part 136 b. The first securing part 136 a extends from anopening in the inner surface 113 a. The second securing part 136 b maybe arranged at any angle from the first securing part 136 a. Forexample, the second securing part 136 b may be arranged substantiallyperpendicular to the first securing part 136 a. In this configurationthe second securing part 136 b is substantially parallel with the lowerplate 110.

A securing groove 136 c may be formed on a surface of the secondsecuring part 136 b of securing member 136 opposite a surface of thesecond receiving container 200. The securing part 136 may include aplurality of the first lamp wirings 342, a plurality of the second lampwirings 344, and a plurality of the securing parts 136 c. The number ofsecuring grooves 136 c provided may be identical to the number of thenumber of first wiring 342 and second lamp wiring 344. The first lampwiring 342 and second lamp wiring 344 are inserted into the securinggroove 136 c for securing the lamp wirings. Accordingly, the first lampwiring 342 and second lamp wiring 344 are secured within the trenches130 and 134. A remainder portion of the first lamp wiring 342 and secondlamp wiring 344 are secured with the wiring securing member 136.

FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of a backlightassembly according to another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention. Many of the elements in FIG. 16 are similar to the elementsof FIGS. 13 and 14 as discussed in detail above. Accordingly, a detaileddiscussion about the identical elements will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 16, a securing projection 138′ is formed on a firstsidewall 122 and arranged under a portion of trench 130. The securingprojection 138′ prevents the first lamp wiring 342 and second lampwiring 344, protruding from through-hole 123, from being disconnectedfrom the lamp.

The securing projection 138′ includes a first securing projection 138 aand second securing projection 138 b. The first securing projection 138a protrudes at a predetermined distance below a portion of trench 130and is arranged on the first sidewall 122. The securing projections 138′may include a plurality of the second securing projections 138 barranged at various angles. The second securing projections 138 b may bearranged at an end portion of the first securing projection 138 a. Theremay be a plurality of securing projections 138′ around the firstsidewall 122.

In one configuration, for example, there are two securing projections138 a having two second securing projections 138 b arranged on each ofthe two securing projections 138 a, respectively. In this configuration,each of the securing projections 138 b are arranged in a direction thatis substantially parallel with the first sidewall 122, thereby allowingfor a decrease in the size of the LCD apparatus and simplifying themanufacturing process.

Additionally, the first lamp wiring 342 and second lamp wiring 344 arearranged in the securing projections 138 to enable the wirings to besecured within trenches 130 and 134. Accordingly, the first lamp wiring342 and second lamp wiring 344 are prevented from being disconnectedfrom the lamp 310 if external forces are applied to the first lampwiring 342 and second lamp wiring 344.

FIG. 17 shows a disassembled perspective view of a backlight assemblyaccording to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.18 shows a perspective view of a rear chassis of the backlight assemblyof FIG. 17. Many of the elements in FIGS. 17 and 18 are similar to theelements of FIGS. 13 and 14 as discussed in detail above. Accordingly, adetailed discussion about the identical elements will be omitted.

Referring to FIGS. 17 and 18, a through-hole 125 is formed on the secondsidewall 124 of the first receiving container 100 and is arranged to besubstantially opposite to the first sidewall 122. Accordingly, the firstthrough-hole 123 and second through-hole 125 face each other. The firstlamp wiring 342 is connected to the first electrode 304 of the lampassembly 300 and protrudes from the second through-hole 125. The secondlamp wiring 344 is connected to the second electrode 306 of the lampassembly 300 and protrudes from the first through-hole 123 into thereceiving space.

The first lamp wiring 342 protruding from the second through-hole 125 issecured by trench 130. The trench 130 is arranged along an outer surfaceof lower plate 110 from an outer surface of the first sidewall 122 intoan opening inner surface 113 a. Additionally, the first lamp wiring 342is secured by an auxiliary trench 140 formed along the outer surface ofthe lower plate 110. Accordingly, the first lamp wiring is substantiallyprevented from being disconnected from the lamp.

The second lamp wiring 344 of the lamp assembly 300 is arranged throughthe first through-hole 123 so as to be secured with trench 134, therebyobtaining an LCD apparatus having decreased weight and size.

FIG. 19 shows a disassembled view of an LCD apparatus according to anexemplary embodiment of the present invention. Many of the elements inFIG. 19 are similar to the elements of FIGS. 1, 2, 13, and 14 asdiscussed in detail above. Accordingly, a detailed discussion about theidentical elements will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 19, the LCD apparatus includes the chassis 800, an LCDpanel 700, an optical member 400, a lamp assembly 300, and a receivingcontainer 100.

The lamp assembly 300 and optical member 400 are arranged in thereceiving container 100. The optical member 400 includes a reflectingplate 410, a light guide plate 420, and optical sheets 430.

The reflecting plate 410 is arranged on the lower plate of the receivingcontainer 100. The light guide plate 420 is arranged on the reflectingplate 410, and the optical sheets 430 are arranged on the light guideplate 420.

The light guide plate 420 is inserted into the receiving container 100.The light guide plate 420 includes a plurality of side surfaces, a lightreflecting surface, and a light exiting surface. The light reflectingsurface is arranged opposite to the lower plate of the receivingcontainer 100. The light exiting surface is arranged opposite to thelight reflecting surface. The light guide plate 420 changes lightoptical distributions generated from the lamp assembly 300, therebydetermining the direction of the light.

The reflecting plate 410 is arranged between the light reflectingsurface of the light guide plate 420 and the lower plate of thereceiving container 100. The reflecting plate 410 reflects light leakedfrom the light reflecting surface of the light guide plate 420.

The optical sheets 430 are arranged on the light exiting surface of thelight guide plate 420. The optical sheets 430 change the light's opticaland luminance distribution exiting the light guide plate, therebygenerating a light having uniform optical and luminance distributions.The optical sheets 430 include a diffusion sheet, a prism sheet, aluminance compensation film, a viewing angle compensation film, and thelike. Additionally, any combination of the foregoing films may also beutilized.

The LCD panel assembly 700 includes a TFT substrate 710, a liquidcrystal 720, and a color filter substrate 730. The LCD panel assembly700 converts light from the optical member 430 into an image fordisplaying information. The LCD assembly 700 is disposed in thereceiving container 100.

The chassis 800 prevents the LCD panel assembly 700 from being separatedfrom the LCD apparatus and from being damaged by external forces. Aportion of the chassis 800 pressurizes the edges of the LCD panelassembly 700, and the remainder is secured within receiving container100.

According to aspects of the present invention, lamp wirings areconnected to the lamp for operating the lamp and supplying light to theLCD panel. The lamp wirings are secured with the wiring receivingmembers formed on the rear surface of the receiving container.Accordingly, the lamp wiring is easily handled and is prevented frombeing disconnected from the lamp.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variation can be made in the present invention withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it isintended that the present invention cover the modifications andvariations of this invention provided they come within the scope of theappended claims and their equivalents.

1. A receiving container for an LCD apparatus, comprising: a lower platehaving a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall includes athrough-hole; and a trench formed on an upper surface of the lowerplate, wherein the trench extends toward an inner portion of the lowerplate at an angle with respect to the first sidewall and substantiallyprevents lamp wiring from being disconnected from a lamp.
 2. Thereceiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 1, wherein the trenchincludes a first trench and a second trench.
 3. The receiving containerfor an LCD apparatus of claim 1, wherein the trench has a width W₁ and adepth D₁ formed in order to substantially prevent the lamp wiring fromprotruding from the trench.
 4. The receiving container for an LCDapparatus of claim 3, wherein the trench has a width W₁ and a depth D₁formed to be greater than a diameter of the lamp wiring.
 5. Thereceiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lowerplate includes an opening for decreasing weight of the LCD apparatus. 6.The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 5, wherein theopening dissipates heat generated by the LCD.
 7. The receiving containerfor an LCD apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lamp wiring is arrangedfrom first position inside the receiving container to a second positionoutside the receiving container via the through-hole and a portion ofthe lamp wiring outside the receiving container is inserted into thetrench.
 8. The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 1,further comprises a securing member extendable from a first position toa second position, wherein the securing member has a first portion and asecond portion.
 9. The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim8, wherein the second portion of the securing member comprises asecuring groove which secures a portion of the lamp wiring.
 10. Thereceiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 9, wherein a number ofthe securing grooves is equal to the number of lamp wires.
 11. Thereceiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 1, further comprises asecuring projection arranged on a first sidewall proximate thethrough-hole.
 12. The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim11, wherein the securing projection includes a first portion and secondportion and the second portion is arranged at predetermined angle froman end portion of the first portion.
 13. The receiving container for anLCD apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first portion and second portionare arranged to form a T shape and a portion of the lamp wiring isarranged on the securing projection to substantially prevent the lampwiring from being disconnected from a lamp.
 14. The receiving containerfor an LCD apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a through-holeformed on a sidewall opposite the first sidewall for receiving the lampwiring.
 15. The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 5,further comprising a securing member for securing the lamp wiringextending from the trench, wherein the securing member protrudes intothe opening.
 16. The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim8, wherein the first portion is substantially perpendicular to thesecond portion, and the second portion comprises a first securing groovepositioned adjacent one side of the first portion and a second securinggroove positioned adjacent another side of the first portion, whereinthe first and second securing grooves each secure a portion of the lampwiring.
 17. The receiving container for an LCD apparatus of claim 11,wherein the lamp wiring is arranged around the securing projection.